Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal

"Sometimes we'd double a track using an old Pro Co Rat, and then hard-pan the parts so that a super-distorted guitar was in the left channel and a grindy guitar was in the right. Then we'd sprinkle in lots of clean guitar overdubs," explains Foo Fighters guitarist Dave Grohl about the Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal.

Bottom right corner of Brian Aubert's pedalboard, to the left of his Tube Screamer, it can be seen that he uses the Pro Co RAT distortion pedal. [This article](http://images.equipboard.com/uploads/source/image/37370/Pipx5Rm.png) taken from Silversun Pickups official website confirms that it's a 1980s Pro Co RAT.

Campbell himself mentions the Rat in this September 1999 "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" interview from the official Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers website. > **24) Mark in GA asked: What kind of guitar, pick-ups, amps, any effects pedals, etc. did you use to get the sound for "Don't Come Around Here No More?"** > On "Don't Come Around Here No More" I used a gold top Les Paul through a rat distortion pedal with a boss octaver and a wah wah pedal through an Ampeg rocket amp.....also used a slide bottle. On pg. 5-6 of [this interview in *Tone Quest Report* Vol. 9 #5](http://www.tomguerra.com/images/TQRMar08_03_Proof.pdf), published March 2008, Mike Campbell states that "Don't Get Me Down" may have used the Rat: > Tom was playing my Strat and I was probably playing the Broadcaster through a Rat distortion, both through the Super Beatles.

This guitar effects pedal was used for the recording of "Nevermind".

Mike Hill has created custom pedalboard remote controllers for the band. In his site we can see Guy's pedalboard which has written the effects names on it.

Used on “Kill ’em All” in combination with a modified Marshall.

["Krist's distortion pedal of choice."](http://www.livenirvana.com/equipment/krist.php) as mentioned by Earnest Bailey, NIRVANA's guitar tech, and heard on many recordings including [In Bloom](http://youtu.be/PbgKEjNBHqM)

According to the Premier Guitar's article, Lenchantin uses the Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal.

Article about Bonnie's gear

https://forum.guitar.com/sites/forum.guitar.com/files/attachments-gg//interpolrat2001.jpg

in this photo we can see his rat distortion pedal..

between the swollen pickle and the blues driver to see the pro co rat, all though this picture is small, you might find a larger version some where else

This effect was used by Hozier for "Take Me To Church", according to Rob Kirwan, producer and engineer.

“Sometimes you put on distortion on top of something already distorted and it’s like a math problem, everything cancels each other out, you know? This gives a big boost and I can always hear the notes really well. I’ll kick it in for any lead sounds.”

In this pedalboard photo, Shriner's Pro Co RAT distortion pedal is visible.

A Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal can be seen along with other pedals and a Vox AC30.

*Premier Guitar* outlines a bunch of Aaron's pedals, which he shares with his brother Bryce. One of these pedals is the Pro Co RAT. [Source](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/The_National_Playing_With_Metaphors?page=4).

Segundo 0:7 podemos ver en la pedalera de Tito un pedal de Distortion/Fuzz RAT

[This photo-article from MusicRadar/*Guitarist* magazine](http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/manic-street-preachers-james-dean-bradfields-gear-280353) details all of the gear Bradfield used during the making of the Manic Street Preacher's 2010 album *Postcards From a Young Man.* The Rat is depicted in James' pedal collection.

Jeff Schroeder's pedalboard. On 10.7.2013

"I used to use the RAT pedal back in the day but I put what it did in my signature amp at the front end. If I use a Marshall amp, I still use the RAT." - Paraphrased from the video at around 4:30

According to Premier Guitar's rig rundown, Fairchild uses the Pro Co RAT Distortion pedal.

"ProCo Rat has been modified for a little extra poop. The LED is now yellow. The sound is not as fabulous as my old Marshall Guv'nor, but I'm adjusting."

According to [Guitar Geek](http://www.guitargeek.com/ira-kaplan-yo-la-tengo-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-1996/), Ira uses a Pro Co RAT Distortion pedal.

The RAT distortion pedal can be seen on John's pedalboard. Confirmation of this being John's board can be found on [John's official site](http://www.johnscofield.com/equipment.html).

Pedals: Big Muff (Russian), Pro Co The Rat, Fender Blender (vintage), Robotalk (envelope follower/filter), MXR Dynacomp & Dunlop Crybaby.

“I played acoustic for the first time – a J-200 on the intro and outro of ‘All Of This And Nothing’ – but my main guitar was a Music Man Sabre II. I put a Les Paul pickup in the neck and a Bill Lawrence in the bridge, and cranked it up through a baby Vox and a Pignose. Pedal-wise, I was using an MXR flanger, a Rat, a Roland Space Echo, delays and wah. I was always much more into effected-sounding lines than straight ones, and I used a lot of textures and volume pedal swells and some harmonics.”

ThrashHead: Great. So what did you do differently when you worked with Burns again on 2005's Frozen In Time as opposed to your first four albums? DT: We never really changed our set up or thought patterns whenever we approach a studio. We still use the same gear literally, **Trevor [Peres] still plays a Fender Strat with a Marshall stack and a RAT pedal.** Same with my drumming, I've been on Yamahas since '87. So it didn't really change all that much with the Frozen In Time album, except I think we were a little more experienced when it came to executing the songs and getting them tracked quickly and properly. But the studio isn't really that much fun man, people always think it's so much fun to be on an album but it's really nerve racking. When the record light turns on it can really put on the pressure and make the experience not that much fun.

At 3:45 in this video, Justin Hawkins points out his Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal.

Towards the end of this period, his on-floor effects set-up was simplified, no more wah only an Ernie Ball Vol Pedal and the EH Big Muff was swapped for a ProCo RAT distortion pedal. Playing volume had increased in this band context.

Been on his board since the beginning of Starfield

Visible in photo of pedal board.

Custom build by Jim, combo-ed with a Big Muff triangle

In this photo, which partially shows Main's pedalboard, the Pro Co RAT is visible.

At 4:52 minute mark, Bunford's pedalboard is partially shown, and one of the pedals visible is the Pro Co RAT.

At 2:10 minute mark, Lysaght's pedalboard can be seen, and it includes the Pro Co RAT distortion pedal.

In this 2013 photo from Smith's concert in New South Wales, this pedalboard photo was uploaded to Flickr. One of the pedals that can be seen is the Pro Co RAT Distortion pedal.

Live the signal chain might look something like this: 2 G&L ASAT classics in different tunings into a stupid Boss tuner, a Rat, an Ibenez true bypass modded 808 Tubescreamer, into a Lehle P-Split between a mid 70s Twin Reverb and a Vox AC30.

Can just it on the left of his pedalboard

In this photo, which shows the custom-made pedalboard from Mike Hill (source [here](http://mikehillservices.com/latest-rig-build-25-w.asp)), the Pro Co RAT pedal can be seen.

Quoted from a 1993 article

Entrevista no Mão na Massa da Showlivre em 2008 Luis mostra seu pedalboard contendo o ProCo Rat aos 2:29 do video

"Sometimes there's a ProCo RAT distortion on there too, but it depends if it decides to work or not." This quote can be found near the end of the third paragraph under the 'Signal Processing' section.

In the picture you can see the back of a proco rat at his feet.

In the war torn world of Rats vs. Muffs, I always side with the vermin.

"Mike had an old Rat distortion pedal I used for “Maybe Tomorrow,” which has probably the weirdest solo on the album. We had a vintage Boss chorus pedal, a vintage MXR chorus pedal, and a Dimebag Darrell wah-wah—my favorite wah— hooked up for that."

According to Strymon's pedalboard feature article, Gavin uses the Pro Co RAT from 1985.

6:17. Concert, Netherlands 2014.

NO LONGER IN USE: see updated pedalboard photo here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BKjwihDj4sq/?taken-by=morrisonseth&hl=en At 5:41, Seth shows his Rat pedal he uses to get A.M. radio distortion. The pedal goes to his Vox amp.

We can see his board here.

The bass rig is Paul Barker’s. The head is a Traynor TS-200. I don’t know anything about the cabinets or speakers. They look homemade hand-crafted by artisanal loudspeaker cabinetiers. The black pedal is a Rat, which I’ve used forever. The purple pedal is a Red Snapper overdrive. I don’t know much about it. Duane bought it because Joe Barresi recommended it, and I was trying it out. I didn’t use it enough to form an opinion, but when Joe Barresi starts talking about pedals, you better listen up.

In this documentary at 4:17, you can see him setting up his pedals, One of which is a Rat

@DrewShirley Finally getting to step on Hoopes from @relientK pedalboard today after sound chk. He's turned me on to some rad new pedals.. Shown in the top left of the pedal board

The ProCo Rat can be seen on Sterenberg's 2015 board on the upper level in between the Sole-Mate reverb and CWS004 boost.

In this Instagram post, a Rat can be seen off to the side of his pedalboard.

Seen on pedalboard. Source: [Talkbass](https://www.talkbass.com/threads/pedalboards-of-the-stars-pictures.294207/page-30#post-4663802)

"The noisemakers include a ProCo Rat, MXR Micro Amp, EQD Organizer, Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter, EQD Avalanche Run, TC Electronic Nova Delay, Boomergang III Phrase Sampler, and a Strymon Big Sky. His tuning is kept in check with a Boss TU-2 and everything comes alive thanks to a Voodoo Lab MONDO." [From Premier Guitar](https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/27745-rig-rundown-pelican)

“The Fender side has a Rat with even more gain!”

In this [Premier Guitar interview] (http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21801-drone-alone-the-savage-soundscapes-of-sunn-o?page=3), Greg Anderson (speaking for himself and Stephen) states, "We have some other versions of RAT pedals and some modded Rats as well, but the main one on all the recordings is the original RAT with the 308. It’s the foundation of the front end of our sound before it hits the amp. I’ve used the pedal since the ’80s. I think I still have the same one I used back then."

In this [Premier Guitar interview] (http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21801-drone-alone-the-savage-soundscapes-of-sunn-o?page=3), Greg states, "We have some other versions of RAT pedals and some modded Rats as well, but the main one on all the recordings is the original RAT with the 308. It’s the foundation of the front end of our sound before it hits the amp. I’ve used the pedal since the ’80s. I think I still have the same one I used back then."

In this old photo of Chris' effects setup, a Pro Co RAT can be seen.

We can see the ProCo Rat II with red knobs on the floor

According to Royal Thunder's interview with Guitar World, Josh uses a ProCo Rat.

From the Rat it goes to a CAE preamplifier.

Huelves' [website](http://www.razlplanet.com/equipo/) lists a Pro Co RAT among his pedals.

In [this image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_r0yWQXYAE1hng?format=jpg&name=4096x4096) posted to her Twitter account, Julie's pedalboard is visible and we can see a Rat in the first row, second in from the right.

My guitar goes into a Lehle D.Loop SgoS Effect Looper/Switcher, which has two loops. Loop A contains a Prescription Electronics Experience Octave/Fuzz, a Dunlop wah, a Boss OD- 2 Turbo OverDrive, and a Rat distortion.

bottom left hand corner of the board

He says i have a rat pedal

Its between the Super Fuzz and Volume Pedal.

Pro Co RAT distortion, difficult to tell whether the original or a RAT2 is being used.

Seen on his pedalboard.

At 2:30 into the video, Mike says he uses a "standard RAT for the horrible, fuzzy sort of stuff".

used as main distortion

from this insta post

According to Fowler's pedalboard photo posted on his official Instagram account, Fowler uses the Pro Co RAT distortion pedal.

"I use the reliable Rat, and usually some boutique thing."

In this photo can see a old Proco Rat in Alec's pedalboard

In this video you can see Pro Co RAT on the floor

In [this November 2017 interview with Guitars Exchange](http://guitarsexchange.com/en/unplugged/431/david-potts/), Pottsy explains his pedal setup. "I just use a very simple set of seven pedals in a chain." He says, "There is a tuner, a Sparkle Drive (Voodoo Lab), and then I’ve got this round (laughs) …this round thing… Exporia it’s called; a RAT ProCo, a chorus (Marshall Supervibe) and two delays (Boss DD-5 and a Shadow Echo by Dr. J.) – one for really going a bit daft and sound-effectsy, which is made by a company called Joyo based in Manchester, and then a short delay for the slapback stuff, because a lot of the Joy Division stuff had been put through a simulator."

The handful of stomps that he relies on includes: Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Fat-Boost, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Fulltone Full-Drive 2, Pro Co RAT, Maxon Rotary Phaser, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Line 6 Echo Park, TC Electronic G-Force. And for strings, picks, and accessories, he currently jams D'Addario EX115 (.010-.049), Rocktron MIDI Mate, Whirlwind Selector A/B, Sunrise acoustic pickup, K&K Pure Classic acoustic pickup, and Avalon U5.

Los pedales de Marcovich.

Someone in the source link claimed to have seen both guitarists in Tragedy use a Rat pedal on several different occasions.

He posted a picture of his pedalboard on instagram.

Ben mentions that he uses a Kelley modified RAT distortion.

“Cuando empezamos con El Mató… no tenía guitarra y siempre pedía prestado un pedal de distorsión a la banda con quien compartíamos fecha o usaba la distorsión del equipo que estaba en el lugar. En el primer disco lo único que usamos fue distorsiones. Para Prenderte Fuego, y en algunas canciones que quedaron afuera, llegamos a enchufar cinco pedales de distorsión juntos: un OverDrive Boss, un Rat Pro Co, uno rebarato que teníamos dando vueltas y unos Dedalo –porque el chabón que nos grabó es el de los pedales Dedalo, que hasta sintió lástima y me regaló uno. El Rat, el Boss y el otro eran de amigos de Laptra.”

In this Premier Guitar article Bill Frisell talks about his gear.

In this photo of Greenberg's studio, the Pro Co RAT pedal is visible.

Javier Blake subió una historia en instagram de una grabación y se puede ver el proco rat en la foto.

The ProCo Rat is shown here on Becky's pedalboard.

He used Pro Co RAT distortion pedal on his last album 'Sat?l?k' we can clearly see this pedal in his personal items.

Distortions during Introdução à Cortina do Sótão

He uses a "JHS modded Rat" Pedal is just visible in frame

Its on the very left side of the board bottom row.

According to this article on Premier Guitar, this is one of his effects.

It seems that Lupus change his pedal chain to record ROUGH TIMES. We can clearly see at 1:26 : A proco Rat and an Electro Harmonix POG.

Pro Co Rat distortion

I was using a Pro Co RAT for a long time for my overdrive tones, but I just got a Tone Bender clone from a company called Tomkat, and that’s been awesome.

Diagnosis from r/guitarpedals

This photo was taken in 2011 during Rosenwinkel's concert in The Charles Hotel in Boston. More photos can be seen [here.](https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsmaz1/sets/72157628179367269) In this particular pedalboard photo, one of the pedals that can be seen is the ProCo RAT distortion pedal.

Listed on the website.

We see a glimpse of his pedal board at 1:25.

"I play through a Rat Distortion Pedal that I keep on top of the amp and I don’t use on and off, I just dial it in and leave it like that. I like the Rat Pedal and I don’t know how to explain in distortion terms but the rate of the buzz, I like to have a lot of that. There’s something about the Rat is that it seems to make your tone very cold. So on the Blues DeVille amp I have the Bass set to 12 and the Treble is on 1. So the sound doesn’t come out particularly bass-y after going thru that pedal."

This photo comes from Alvvays' 2015 performance in Milano, Italy. This photo of Rankin's pedalboard also shows her Pro Co RAT pedal.

Used for choruses and solo on this video

In this photo, Takeshi Ohtani shows his Pedalboard, with inside the Pro Co RAT Distortion pedal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecHgF2h4hnw

he used the proco rat

This was a picture taken of PWR BTTM's pedalboard during a live performance in San Diego

This is his main distortion pedal.

pepe in this photo use a rat

https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/23525-tortoises-jeff-parker-and-doug-mccombs-slow-n-steady?page=2

He shows his pedalboard on his Instagram account.

"For pedals, there's a handful. I really like my ProCo RAT, also I have a Mooger LP Filter. It's fun."

According to Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown with Citizen, Eric uses a Pro Co RAT from the early 90's,

The Pro Co RAT can be seen in this photo of Steve's pedalboard.

Shown in the rig rundown of Leda's gear during his time in Deluhi, the pedalboard showed that he used ExPro switching system and wireless system, as well as a Korg tuner, ProCo Rat Distortion and a Vox V846 Wah. Pedalboard is shown from 2:10, where Leda begins to explain his signal chain.

Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal

when i saw the big moon in 2017, although it was a small peadlboard, juliette uses the proco rat...who wouldn't?

For effects: Space Echo, Pro-Co Rat, Vox Wah, and an MXR Phaser.

Interview with guitarist Paul Michael Davies here.

Pedal can be seen at 4:57

seen at 0:48 on video lesson

In the discription of the video its sayed that he use a Proco Rat.

He's seen in the picture here with his board. most pedals on it are easily indenfiable

seen in his equipboard

You can see Joseph's pedals from the superheaven instagram

It is also in the picture.

Ryan talks about his RAT pedal at 4:55 in this video.

Someone in the source link claimed to have seen both guitarists in Tragedy use a Rat pedal on several different occasions.

Mentioned in source article. Nick says his Rat is vintage.

Sumire Yoshida use Pro Co RAT Distortion Pedal

A Pro Co RAT and a DOD preamp/overdrive can be seen in this live photo.

Taylor uses this as a backup distortion pedal.

The stomps I use are a Pro Co Rat for aggressive, distortion/fuzz tones, a Strymon Flint for any reverb and tremolo needs, and an Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer for some warm saturation. Everything runs into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III. It’s as simple as they come—a single 12-inch speaker and 50 watts of pure volume and fury. I use a TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play for some reverb and delay on my vocals because you can never trust a sound guy [laughs]. At this point, I don’t think I’ll ever change my rig.”